Screen Projection Method and Device

ABSTRACT

A screen projection method and a device, the method including performing, by a controlling device, at least one of sending, based on a reliability transmission protocol, in response to an image frame that is to be sent being an I frame, a data packet that carries the image frame, sending, based on the reliability transmission protocol, in response to the image frame being a P frame that meets a first preset condition, the data packet that carries the image frame, or sending, based on a non-reliability transmission protocol, in response to the image frame being a P frame that does not meet the first preset condition, the data packet that carries the image frame.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is a National Stage of International PatentApplication No. PCT/CN2020/105491, filed on Jul. 29, 2020, which claimspriority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201910694322.3, filed on Jul.30, 2019. Both of the aforementioned applications are herebyincorporated by reference in their entireties.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Embodiments of this application relate to the video transmission field,and in particular, to a screen projection method and a device.

BACKGROUND

Popularization of intelligent devices and rapid development ofcommunications technologies provide more possibilities for aninteraction mode between a mobile terminal and a large screen. Forexample, on a site of a large business conference, a plurality ofdisplay devices may be deployed on the site to improve conferenceparticipation experience of audience. A conference presenter can projectcontent of a mobile terminal to any display device in a conference room,to share the content displayed on the mobile terminal.

However, in a scenario in which the mobile terminal transmits a videostream to a plurality of display devices, especially when networkbandwidth resources are limited, a network channel is prone to beblocked. Consequently, a frame loss and a delay of video streamtransmission are caused, and a problem of poor video picture quality iscaused.

SUMMARY

This application provides a screen projection method and a device, toimprove video transmission quality to some extent.

To achieve the foregoing objective, the following technical solutionsare used in this application.

According to a first aspect, an embodiment of this application providesa screen projection method. The method is applied to a controllingdevice, and may include: When a to-be-sent image frame is an I frame,the controlling device may send, based on a reliability transmissionprotocol, a data packet that carries the image frame; and when theto-be-sent image frame is a P frame, and when the P frame is a P framethat meets a first preset condition, the controlling device may send,based on the reliability transmission protocol, the data packet thatcarries the image frame; or otherwise, when the P frame is a P framethat does not meet the first preset condition, the controlling devicemay send, based on a non-reliability transmission protocol, the datapacket that carries the image frame.

In the foregoing manner, the I frame and some P frames may betransmitted based on the reliability transmission protocol, to ensuretransmission reliability of the I frame and the some P frames. In thisway, a problem that video picture quality obtained after a decoding end(that is, a display device) performs decoding is relatively poor becausevideo transmission quality is poor due to a frame loss is avoided, anduser experience is effectively improved.

In a possible implementation, the first preset condition includes:determining that a preset period is met; or an inter-frame predictionparameter between the P frame and a previous image frame or a subsequentimage frame is greater than or equal to a first threshold.

In the foregoing manner, a plurality of manners of selecting some Pframes are proposed, in other words, a manner of selecting the P framemay be: periodically selecting the P frame, or may be: selecting the Pframe based on importance of the P frame.

In a possible implementation, the screen projection system to which thecontrolling device includes two or more screen projection groups, andeach screen projection group includes a first display device and atleast one second display device. The video transmission quality of thescreen projection system is determined based on average videotransmission quality sent by the first display device in each group, andthe average video transmission quality is determined by the firstdisplay device based on video transmission quality sent by each seconddisplay device in a screen projection group to which the first displaydevice belongs.

In the foregoing manner, the controlling device can dynamically choose,based on video transmission quality of the system, whether to transmitthe P frame by using the reliability transmission protocol, to improvevideo transmission quality.

In a possible implementation, a quantity of hops between each screenprojection group and the controlling device is determined based onaverage video transmission quality of each screen projection group.

In the foregoing manner, routing relationships or routing connectionrelationships between screen projection groups and between the screenprojection group and the controlling device may be dynamically updatedbased on the video transmission quality, to further optimize overallvideo transmission quality of the system.

In a possible implementation, a quantity of hops between the at leastone second display device in each screen projection group and the firstdisplay device in the screen projection group to which the at least onesecond display device belongs is determined based on video transmissionquality of each second display device.

In the foregoing manner, a routing relationship or a routing connectionrelationship between display devices in the screen projection group maybe dynamically updated based on the video transmission quality, tofurther optimize overall video transmission quality of the system.

In a possible implementation, a quantity of first display devicesserving as next-hop nodes of the controlling device is less than orequal to a third threshold, and a quantity of second display devicesserving as next-hop nodes of the first display device is less than orequal to a fourth threshold.

In the foregoing manner, a problem that the controlling device and/orthe display device may become a bottleneck node is effectivelyalleviated.

In a possible implementation, the sending, based on a reliabilitytransmission protocol, a data packet that carries the image frame is:sending the data packet to the first display device serving as anext-hop node of the controlling device, where the data packet carriesthe image frame and is based on the reliability transmission protocol.

In the foregoing manner, an amount of concurrent transmission at acontrolling device end is effectively reduced, and network pressure atthe controlling device end is reduced.

According to a second aspect, an embodiment of this application providesa screen projection method. The method is applied to a controllingdevice and may include: When a to-be-sent image frame is an I frame, thecontrolling device may send, based on a reliability transmissionprotocol, a data packet that carries the image frame; and when theto-be-sent image frame is a P frame, and when video transmission qualityof a screen projection system to which the controlling device belongsmeets a second preset condition, the controlling device may send, basedon the reliability transmission protocol, the data packet that carriesthe image frame; or otherwise, when the video transmission quality ofthe screen projection system to which the controlling device belongsdoes not meet the second preset condition, the controlling device maysend, based on a non-reliability transmission protocol, the data packetthat carries the image frame.

In the foregoing manner, when video transmission quality of the systemdoes not reach an expectation, all P frames in an image sequence aretransmitted by using a data packet that is based on the reliabilitytransmission protocol, to reduce a frame loss ratio and improve videotransmission quality. In a possible implementation, the reliabilitytransmission protocol may use a transmission mechanism including anacknowledgment, and the non-reliability transmission protocol may use amulticast transmission mechanism.

Optionally, the multicast transmission mechanism may use a broadcastcommunication manner. In the foregoing manner, if the I frame and some Pframes are transmitted by using the data packet that is based on thereliability transmission protocol, an acknowledgment manner of thereliability transmission protocol can ensure a success rate oftransmission of a data packet that carries the I frame or the some Pframes, to reduce a frame loss ratio.

In a possible implementation, the reliability transmission mechanism isa dynamic routing protocol.

In a possible implementation, the screen projection system includes twoor more screen projection groups, and each screen projection groupincludes a first display device and at least one second display device.The video transmission quality of the screen projection system isdetermined based on average video transmission quality sent by the firstdisplay device in each group, and the average video transmission qualityis determined by the first display device based on video transmissionquality sent by each second display device in a screen projection groupto which the first display device belongs.

In the foregoing manner, the controlling device can dynamically choose,based on video transmission quality of the system, whether to transmitthe P frame by using the reliability transmission protocol, to improvevideo transmission quality.

In a possible implementation, a quantity of hops between each screenprojection group and the controlling device is determined based onaverage video transmission quality of each screen projection group.

In the foregoing manner, routing relationships or routing connectionrelationships between screen projection groups and between the screenprojection group and the controlling device may be dynamically updatedbased on the video transmission quality, to further optimize overallvideo transmission quality of the system.

In a possible implementation, a quantity of hops between the at leastone second display device in each screen projection group and the firstdisplay device in the screen projection group to which the at least onesecond display device belongs is determined based on video transmissionquality of each second display device.

In the foregoing manner, a routing relationship or a routing connectionrelationship between display devices in the screen projection group maybe dynamically updated based on the video transmission quality, tofurther optimize overall video transmission quality of the system.

In a possible implementation, a quantity of first display devicesserving as next-hop nodes of the controlling device is less than orequal to a third threshold, and a quantity of second display devicesserving as next-hop nodes of the first display device is less than orequal to a fourth threshold.

In the foregoing manner, a problem that the controlling device and/orthe display device may become a bottleneck node is effectivelyalleviated.

In a possible implementation, the sending, based on a reliabilitytransmission protocol, a data packet that carries the image frame is:sending the data packet to the first display device serving as anext-hop node of the controlling device, where the data packet carriesthe image frame and is based on the reliability transmission protocol.

In the foregoing manner, an amount of concurrent transmission at acontrolling device end is effectively reduced, and network pressure atthe controlling device end is reduced.

In a possible implementation, if the image frame is a B frame, thecontrolling device may send, based on the non-reliability transmissionprotocol, the data packet that carries the image frame.

In the foregoing manner, the controlling device may send the B frame byusing the non-reliability transmission protocol, so that a transmissiondelay of the image sequence is reduced.

According to a third aspect, an embodiment of this application providesa controlling device, including: a memory and a processor, where thememory and the processor are coupled. The memory includes programinstructions, and when the program instructions are run by theprocessor, the controlling device is enabled to perform the followingsteps: when a to-be-sent image frame is an I frame, sending, based on areliability transmission protocol, a data packet that carries the imageframe; and when the to-be-sent image frame is a P frame, and when the Pframe is a P frame that meets a first preset condition, sending, basedon the reliability transmission protocol, the data packet that carriesthe image frame; or when the P frame is a P frame that does not meet thefirst preset condition, sending, based on a non-reliability transmissionprotocol, the data packet that carries the image frame.

In a possible implementation, the first preset condition includes:determining that a preset period is met; or an inter-frame predictionparameter between the P frame and a previous image frame or a subsequentimage frame is greater than or equal to a first threshold.

According to a fourth aspect, an embodiment of this application providesa controlling device, including: a memory and a processor, where thememory and the processor are coupled. The memory includes programinstructions, and when the program instructions are run by theprocessor, the controlling device is enabled to perform the followingsteps: when a to-be-sent image frame is an I frame, sending, based on areliability transmission protocol, a data packet that carries the imageframe; and when the to-be-sent image frame is a P frame, and when videotransmission quality of a screen projection system to which thecontrolling device belongs meets a second preset condition, sending,based on the reliability transmission protocol, the data packet thatcarries the image frame; or when the video transmission quality of thescreen projection system to which the controlling device belongs doesnot meet the second preset condition, sending, based on anon-reliability transmission protocol, the data packet that carries theimage frame.

In a possible implementation, the reliability transmission protocol usesa transmission mechanism including an acknowledgment, and thenon-reliability transmission protocol uses a multicast transmissionmechanism.

In a possible implementation, the reliability transmission mechanism isa dynamic routing protocol.

In a possible implementation, the screen projection system includes twoor more screen projection groups, and each screen projection groupincludes a first display device and at least one second display device.The video transmission quality of the screen projection system isdetermined based on average video transmission quality sent by the firstdisplay device in each group, and the average video transmission qualityis determined by the first display device based on video transmissionquality sent by each second display device in a screen projection groupto which the first display device belongs.

In a possible implementation, a quantity of hops between each screenprojection group and the controlling device is determined based onaverage video transmission quality of each screen projection group.

In a possible implementation, a quantity of hops between the at leastone second display device in each screen projection group and the firstdisplay device in the screen projection group to which the at least onesecond display device belongs is determined based on video transmissionquality of each second display device.

In a possible implementation, a quantity of first display devicesserving as next-hop nodes of the controlling device is less than orequal to a third threshold, and a quantity of second display devicesserving as next-hop nodes of the first display device is less than orequal to a fourth threshold.

In a possible implementation, the sending, based on the reliabilitytransmission protocol, a data packet that carries the image frame is:sending the data packet to the first display device serving as anext-hop node of the controlling device.

In a possible implementation, when the program instructions are run bythe processor, the controlling device is enabled to perform thefollowing step: if the image frame is a B frame, sending, based on thenon-reliability transmission protocol, the data packet that carries theimage frame.

According to a fifth aspect, an embodiment of this application providesa computer-readable medium, configured to store a computer program. Thecomputer program includes instructions used to perform the methodaccording to any one of the first aspect or the possible implementationsof the first aspect.

According to a sixth aspect, an embodiment of this application providesa computer-readable medium, configured to store a computer program. Thecomputer program includes instructions used to perform the methodaccording to any one of the second aspect or the possibleimplementations of the second aspect.

According to a seventh aspect, an embodiment of this applicationprovides a computer program. The computer program includes instructionsused to perform the method according to any one of the first aspect orthe possible implementations of the first aspect.

According to an eighth aspect, an embodiment of this applicationprovides a computer program. The computer program includes instructionsused to perform the method according to any one of the second aspect orthe possible implementations of the second aspect.

According to a ninth aspect, an embodiment of this application providesa chip. The chip includes a processing circuit and a transceiver pin.The transceiver pin and the processor communicate with each otherthrough an internal connection path. The processor performs the methodaccording to any one of the first aspect or the possible implementationsof the first aspect, to control a receive pin to receive a signal, andto control a transmit pin to send a signal.

According to a tenth aspect, an embodiment of this application providesa chip. The chip includes a processing circuit and a transceiver pin.The transceiver pin and the processor communicate with each otherthrough an internal connection path. The processor performs the methodaccording to any one of the second aspect or the possibleimplementations of the second aspect, to control a receive pin toreceive a signal, and control a transmit pin to send a signal.

According to an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of this applicationprovides a screen projection system, and the system includes thecontrolling device and at least one display device (including the firstdisplay device and the second display device) in the first aspect.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an example of an application scenario;

FIG. 2 is a schematic connection diagram of a network topology accordingto an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a screen projection method accordingto an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a video transmission qualityobtaining method according to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic connection diagram of a network topology accordingto an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a screen projection method accordingto an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a method for selecting a high-priorityP frame according to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart of an encoding method according to anembodiment of this application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic block diagram of a controlling device according toan embodiment of this application;

FIG. 10 is a schematic block diagram of a controlling device accordingto an embodiment of this application; and

FIG. 11 is a schematic block diagram of a controlling device accordingto an embodiment of this application.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS

The following clearly and completely describes the technical solutionsin the embodiments of this application with reference to theaccompanying drawings in the embodiments of this application.Apparently, the described embodiments are some but not all of theembodiments of this application. All other embodiments obtained by aperson of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of thisapplication without creative efforts shall fall within the protectionscope of this application.

The term “and/or” in this specification describes only an associationrelationship between objects and represents that three relationships mayexist. For example, A and/or B may represent the following three cases:Only A exists, both A and B exist, and only B exists.

In the specification and claims in the embodiments of this application,the terms “first”, “second”, and the like are intended to distinguishbetween different objects but do not indicate a particular order of theobjects. For example, a first target object, a second target object, andthe like are intended to distinguish between different target objectsbut do not indicate a particular order of the target objects.

In the embodiments of this application, the term “example” or “forexample” is used to represent giving an example, an illustration, or adescription. Any embodiment or design scheme described as an “example”or with “for example” in the embodiments of this application should notbe explained as being more preferred or having more advantages thananother embodiment or design scheme. Exactly, use of the term such as“example” or “for example” is intended to present a related concept in aspecific manner.

In the description of the embodiments of this application, unlessotherwise stated, “a plurality of” means two or more than two. Forexample, a plurality of processing units are two or more processingunits. A plurality of systems are two or more systems.

Before the technical solutions in the embodiments of this applicationare described, an application scenario of the embodiments of thisapplication is first described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenarioaccording to an embodiment of this application. The application scenarioincludes a controlling device and a display device group, and thedisplay device group includes two or more display devices. In a specificimplementation process of this embodiment of this application, thecontrolling device may be a device such as a computer, a smartphone, atablet computer, or a smartwatch. The display device may be a devicethat has a display screen and that can be used for decoding, such as asmart television, a smartphone, a computer, or a tablet computer. Itshould be noted that a quantity of controlling devices and a quantity ofdisplay devices in the application scenario shown in FIG. 1 are merelyadaptive examples, and are not limited in this application.

A specific implementation solution of this application is describedbelow with reference to the schematic diagram of the applicationscenario shown in FIG. 1.

In this application, when projecting a screen to one or more displaydevices in a display device group, the controlling device may determine,based on a frame type of a to-be-sent image frame in an image sequence,a transmission type of a data packet that carries the image frame.Optionally, if the image frame is an I frame, the transmission type ofthe data packet is a reliability transmission protocol, and if the imageframe is a P frame, the controlling device may further determine, basedon a preset condition, whether a data packet that carries the P frameneeds to be transmitted based on the reliability transmission protocol.Optionally, in this application, a P frame that needs to be transmittedbased on the reliability transmission protocol may be referred to as ahigh-priority P frame, and a P frame that does not need to betransmitted based on the reliability transmission protocol may bereferred to as a non-high-priority P frame or a low-priority P frame.

In an example, a data packet of the I frame and a data packet of thehigh-priority P frame are transmitted based on the reliabilitytransmission protocol. The controlling device may send, to a displaydevice serving as a next hop of the controlling device, a data packetthat carries the I frame and/or the high-priority P frame, and thenext-hop display device forwards the data packet based on a routingpath.

In another example, a data packet of the low-priority P frame and/or adata packet of the B frame may be transmitted based on a non-reliabilitytransmission protocol. The controlling device may broadcast, to eachdisplay device in the display device group, a packet that carries thelow-priority P frame and/or the B frame.

To enable a person in the art to better understand implementationsolutions of this application, detailed descriptions are provided belowby using a specific embodiment.

With reference to FIG. 1, optionally, in this application, before thecontrolling device initiates screen projection to a plurality of displaydevices, a plurality of display devices in the display device group maybe grouped in advance, and a display device serving as a group leader(another device is a group member) is selected for each group.

Specifically, in this application, for a display device group (includingtwo or more display devices) in an area, one display device may berandomly selected as a coordinate origin (referred to as an origindisplay device for short below). The origin display device may obtain alocation parameter between another display device in the display devicegroup and the origin display device, and the location parameter includesbut is not limited to a direction and a distance. Then, N screenprojection groups may be constructed based on the location parameter anda specified algorithm. Optionally, the specified algorithm may be ak-means clustering algorithm (k-means clustering algorithm, K-mean forshort). Optionally, N may be an integer greater than or equal to 1, andis not limited in this application. For a specific manner ofconstructing the screen projection group, refer to an existingtechnology. Details are not described in this application.

Then, the controlling device goes online, and releases an event that thecontrolling device goes online to the display device group. Optionally,the controlling device may release the online event throughbroadcasting.

Optionally, each display device receives a broadcast signal of thecontrolling device, and each display device may obtain a signal strengthparameter based on the broadcast signal. For a manner of obtaining thesignal strength parameter, refer to the existing technology. Details arenot described in this application.

Optionally, each display device may send the signal strength parameterto the controlling device, and the controlling device may elect a groupleader of each screen projection group based on the signal strengthparameter. Specifically, the controlling device may select a displaydevice with a maximum signal strength parameter in the screen projectiongroup as a group leader, and another display device in the group is agroup member.

Optionally, each display device may further broadcast the obtainedsignal strength parameter. Correspondingly, each display device receivesa signal strength parameter broadcast by another display device. Then,the display device in each screen projection group may elect the groupleader based on the received signal strength parameter. For example, asignal strength parameter of a display device 1 is signal strength A, asignal strength parameter of a display device 2 is signal strength B,and a signal strength parameter of a display device 3 is signal strengthC. The signal strength A>the signal strength B>the signal strength C.The display device 1, the display device 2, and the display device 3belong to a same screen projection group. Then, the display device 1,the display device 2, and the display device 3 broadcast respectivesignal strength parameters. The display device 1 is used as an example.The display device 1 receives the signal strength B sent by the displaydevice 2 and the signal strength C sent by the display device 3. Thedisplay device 1 compares the signal strength A of the display device 1with the received signal strength parameters, and determines that thedisplay device 1 is a device with a maximum signal strength parameter.Therefore, the display device 1 may determine the display device 1 as agroup leader.

Then, a network routing topology is constructed. Optionally, the networkrouting topology may be constructed based on a routing protocol, to forma communication link between routing nodes (namely, display devices). Anetwork topology structure shown in FIG. 2 is merely an example. Itshould be noted that a connection relationship shown in FIG. 2 is merelya schematic representation of a communication relationship betweenrouting nodes. For example, a display device 11 and a display device 21are next-hop nodes (which may alternatively be referred to as routingnodes or node devices) of the controlling device. The display device 31is a next-hop node of a member (a display device 24) in a screenprojection group 2. It should be further noted that, in a transmissionmechanism based on a dynamic routing protocol, a group leader in eachscreen projection group is configured to receive data outside the group,and the data includes data sent by the controlling device or data sentby a display device in another group. Then, the group leader forwardsthe received data in the group based on the routing protocol.

Optionally, in the network topology, a maximum quantity of connectionsbetween the controlling device and each group leader is less than orequal to m. A value of m may be set based on an actual requirement. Inan example, a quantity of display devices serving as next-hop nodes ofthe controlling device is less than or equal to 2. In another example, aquantity of display devices serving as next-hop nodes of the groupleader is less than or equal to 2. For example, in the network topologyshown in FIG. 2, m is 2; in other words, the controlling device has amaximum of two next-hop nodes, and each group leader has a maximum oftwo next-hop nodes. Therefore, an amount of concurrent transmission ofdata packet forwarding of the controlling device and/or the group leaderis effectively reduced, and network pressure of the controlling deviceand/or a group leader end is alleviated. It should be noted that anext-hop node of the controlling device can only be a group leader.Optionally, the group leader serving as the next-hop node of thecontrolling device may be a display device with relatively poor signalstrength in a plurality of group leaders, to improve transmissionquality of the group leader by reducing a quantity of connection hops(or forwarding hops) between the group leader and the controllingdevice.

After the network topology is successfully constructed, the controllingdevice may initiate a screen projection procedure. Specifically, in thisapplication, the controlling device may determine, based on a type ofthe image frame, a transmission mechanism corresponding to the imageframe. The type of the image frame may include an intra frame (I frame)and a forward predictive frame (P frame). Optionally, the type of theimage frame may further include a bi-directional predicted encodingimage B frame. The I frame is a basic frame (a first frame) of a groupof pictures (group of pictures, GOP), and there is only one I frame inthe GOP. The I frame is a reference frame of the P frame and the Bframe. There are generally a plurality of P frames in one GOP. The Pframe may be a frame adjacent to the I frame, or may be an encodingframe that is separated by one to two frames after the I frame. The Pframe needs to be encoded with reference to a previous frame, andrepresents a difference between a picture of a current frame and aprevious frame (the previous frame may be an I frame or a P frame). Inaddition, the B frame is predicted by using a previous I or P frame anda subsequent P frame; in other words, the B frame records a differencebetween the current frame and a previous frame or a subsequent frame. Tobe specific, if the frame B needs to be decoded, not only a previousbuffered picture needs to be obtained, but a subsequent picture alsoneeds to be decoded, and a final picture is obtained by superimposing aprevious picture, a subsequent picture, and data of the current frame.

Optionally, in this application, the I frame may be transmitted based ona reliability transmission mechanism, the B frame may be transmittedbased on a non-reliability transmission mechanism, some P frames (whichmay alternatively be referred to as high-priority P frames) may betransmitted based on the reliability transmission mechanism, and anotherP frame (which may alternatively be referred to as a non-high-priority Pframe or a low-priority P frame) may be transmitted based on thenon-reliability transmission mechanism. Optionally, in this application,the reliability transmission mechanism means a transmission mechanismincluding an acknowledgment. To be specific, after receiving a datapacket that is based on the reliability transmission mechanism, a peerend (namely, a receive end) needs to feed back an acknowledgement, sothat a transmit end determines that the data packet is successfullysent, and re-sends the data packet after the acknowledgment is notreceived (or a negative acknowledgment is received). In this way, it canbe ensured that the receive end successfully receives the data packet.Optionally, the reliability transmission mechanism may be a transmissionmechanism based on a dynamic routing protocol (which may alternativelybe referred to as a multi-hop dynamic routing protocol) (referred to asa dynamic routing transmission mechanism for short below). Optionally,the non-reliability transmission mechanism may be a transmissionmechanism based on multicast communication (which may alternatively bereferred to as multicast communication) (referred to as a multicasttransmission mechanism for short below). In other words, a data packetis sent through broadcasting.

Optionally, in this application, some P frames may be selected in threemanners. In one manner, some P frames (or high-priority P frames) aredetermined based on a network environment. For a specific embodiment,refer to a scenario 1. In another manner, a P frame is periodicallyselected as a high-priority P frame. For a specific embodiment, refer toa scenario 2. In still another manner, a high-priority P frame isselected based on a feature of the P frame. For a specific embodiment,refer to a scenario 3.

Scenario 1:

With reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart ofa screen projection method according to an embodiment of thisapplication. In FIG. 3:

Step 101: Detect a type of a to-be-sent image frame in an imagesequence.

Specifically, in this application, a controlling device detects theto-be-sent image frame in the image sequence, namely, a type of a firstimage (or frame) in the image sequence. It should be noted that theimage sequence in this application may be a GOP, a segment of bitstream,or the like. This is not limited in this application.

Optionally, if the controlling device detects that the to-be-sent imageframe is an I frame, step 102 is performed.

Optionally, if the controlling device detects that the to-be-sent imageframe is a P frame, step 103 is performed.

Optionally, if the controlling device detects that the to-be-sent imageframe is a B frame, step 104 is performed.

Step 102: Send the image frame to a next-hop display device based on areliability transmission mechanism.

Optionally, the controlling device may encapsulate the to-be-sent imageframe based on the reliability transmission mechanism, and send, to adisplay device serving as a next hop of the controlling device, a datapacket that carries the image frame. It should be noted that the imageframe carried in the data packet in this application is an image frameobtained after an original image is encoded. Correspondingly, afterreceiving the image frame, the display device may decode the imageframe, to obtain a corresponding encoded image that may also be referredto as encoded data, and display the decoded image.

In an example, if the image frame is an I frame, the controlling devicesends a dynamic routing data packet (a data packet transmitted based ona dynamic routing protocol) that carries the I frame. In anotherexample, if the image frame is a high-priority P frame, the controllingdevice sends a dynamic routing data packet that carries the P frame.

When the display device is connected to a next-hop display device, andreceives a data packet transmitted based on a reliability transmissionprotocol, the display device sends the data packet to the next-hopdisplay device based on the reliability transmission protocol. Inaddition, the display device decodes the image frame, and displays thedecoded image frame. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the controllingdevice sends, to a next-hop display device 21 and a next-hop displaydevice 11 based on the reliability transmission mechanism, a data packetthat carries a image frame; the display device 11 sends, to a next-hopdisplay device 12 and a next-hop display device 13 of the display device11 based on the reliability transmission mechanism, the data packet thatcarries the image frame; the display device 13 sends, to a next-hopdisplay device 41 of the display device 13 based on the reliabilitytransmission mechanism, the data packet that carries the image frame;and the display device 12 sends, to a display device 14 and a displaydevice 15 based on the reliability transmission mechanism, the datapacket that carries the image frame. Similarly, the data packet istransmitted to display devices in screen projection groups 4 and 5 basedon the reliability transmission mechanism. The data packet is also sentto a display device in a screen projection group 3 based on thereliability transmission mechanism.

Optionally, in this application, if there are two or more consecutiveimage frames, it is determined that transmission needs to be performedbased on the reliability transmission protocol. A plurality of imageframes may be carried in a same data packet. It should be noted that aquantity of image frames that may be included in the data packet isdetermined by a carrying capability of the data packet and a size ofencoded data of the image frame. In an example, if a volume of the Iframe is greater than a carrying capability of one dynamic routing datapacket, the I frame may be split and carried in different data packetsfor transmission. In another example, if a total volume of twoconsecutive high-priority P frames is less than a carrying capability ofone dynamic routing data packet, the two consecutive high-priority Pframes may be carried in a same dynamic routing packet as a P framegroup for transmission. For a specific manner of generating the datapacket, refer to an existing technology. Details are not described inthis application.

Step 103: Determine, based on video transmission quality of a system,whether transmission reliability of the P frame needs to be ensured.

Optionally, the controlling device may obtain the video transmissionquality of the system, and determine, based on the obtained videotransmission quality of the system, whether the transmission reliabilityof the P frame needs to be ensured, in other words, whether the P frameneeds to be transmitted based on the reliability transmission mechanism.Optionally, if the controlling device detects that the videotransmission quality of the current system is less than or equal to athreshold (the threshold may be set based on an actual situation), inother words, the video transmission quality of the system does not reachan expected value, the controlling device determines that the P frameneeds to be transmitted based on the reliability transmission mechanism,determines that the P frame is the high-priority P frame, and performsstep 102. On the contrary, if the video transmission quality of thecurrent system of the controlling device is greater than the threshold,in other words, the video transmission quality of the system reaches theexpected value, the controlling device determines that the P frame maybe transmitted based on a non-reliability transmission mechanism andthat the P frame is a non-high-priority (or referred to as low-priority)P frame, and performs step 104.

Step 104: Send the image frame based on the non-reliability transmissionmechanism.

Optionally, the controlling device may encapsulate the to-be-sent imageframe based on the non-reliability transmission mechanism, and send adata packet that carries the image frame.

In an example, if the image frame is a non-high-priority P frame, thecontrolling device sends a multicast data packet (a data packet based ona multicast transmission mechanism) that carries the P frame. In anotherexample, if the image frame is a B frame, the controlling device sends amulticast data packet that carries the B frame. When the image frame issent based on the non-reliability transmission mechanism, the imageframe may not need to be forwarded hop by hop, for example, thecontrolling device multicasts a data packet. All display devices receivethe data packet that is multicast by the controlling device, decode theimage frame, and display the decoded image frame.

Optionally, in this application, a plurality of consecutivenon-high-priority P frames may be carried in a same data packet as aframe group, or a plurality of consecutive B frames and thenon-high-priority P frame may be carried in a same data packet as aframe group. It should be noted that a quantity of image frames that maybe included in the data packet is determined by a carrying capability ofthe data packet and a size of encoded data of the image frame. For aspecific manner of generating the data packet, refer to the existingtechnology. Details are not described in this application.

Optionally, in this application, one high-priority P frame and onenon-high-priority P frame may be carried in a same data packet as aframe group. If the data packet may be sent based on a transmissionmechanism for a frame with a high transmission reliability requirement,the data packet is sent based on the reliability transmission mechanism.Similarly, one I frame and one non-high-priority P frame or one B frameare carried in a same data packet, and the data packet may be sent basedon the reliability transmission mechanism. For example, the controllingdevice determines that the current to-be-sent image frame is ahigh-priority P frame, and a plurality of consecutive frames adjacent tothe high-priority P frame include one B frame and one low-priority Pframe. If a size of the high-priority P frame and the plurality ofadjacent and consecutive frames does not exceed a carrying capability ofthe data packet, the high-priority P frame, one B frame, and onelow-priority P frame may be used as a frame group and carried in a samedata packet. In this way, a data packet interaction amount in the systemis reduced, and network and resource pressure is correspondinglyreduced.

The following describes in detail a manner in which the controllingdevice determines, based on the video transmission quality of thesystem, whether the P frame is a high-priority P frame.

First, the controlling device needs to obtain the video transmissionquality of the system. Specifically, with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG.2, a method used by the controlling device to monitor networkenvironment quality (which may alternatively be referred to as videotransmission quality or network transmission quality) may be shown inFIG. 4. In FIG. 4:

Step 201: Each display device obtains a video transmission qualityparameter.

Specifically, in this application, the controlling device mayperiodically start a network environment quality monitoring procedure,and duration of a period may be set based on an actual requirement.Optionally, a parameter (namely, the video transmission qualityparameter) used to indicate video transmission quality includes but isnot limited to a transmission delay Tr and/or a frame loss ratio Dr.

In an example, the controlling device may add, at a period triggeringmoment, a timestamp to any image frame carried in a to-be-sent datapacket. Subsequently, each display device may calculate a transmissiondelay Tr between the display device and the controlling device based ontime at which the data packet is received and the timestamp. In anotherexample, each display device may collect statistics of a frame lossratio Dr of each display device based on a receiving status of a dataframe in the period. Calculation of the delay and the frame loss ratioin the foregoing examples is merely an example. For a manner ofcalculating the transmission delay Tr and the frame loss ratio Dr,further refer to an existing technology. Details are not described inthis application.

Step 202: Each display device sends the video transmission qualityparameter to a group leader in a screen projection group to which thedisplay device belongs.

Optionally, in this application, each display device may send theobtained video transmission quality parameter such as Tr and/or Dr to adisplay device serving as the group leader in the screen projectiongroup to which the display device belongs.

Step 203: Each group leader collects statistics of an average videotransmission quality parameter of a screen projection group to which thegroup leader belongs.

Optionally, in this application, after receiving a video transmissionquality parameter sent by a group member (that is, the display device),each group leader may calculate the average video transmission qualityparameter of the screen group to which the group leader belongs, forexample, an average transmission delay Tr_Group and/or an average frameloss ratio Dr_Group.

Optionally, the group leader may further determine video transmissionquality of each member based on the video transmission qualityparameter, and dynamically adjust a network route (which mayalternatively be referred to as a network routing topology or a wirelessconnection relationship) in the group. Specifically, the group leadermay subtract 1 from a quantity of hops between a display device withworst video transmission quality in the group and the group leader. Ifthere is a display device that does not report a video transmissionquality parameter, it is determined that the device is the displaydevice with the worst video transmission quality. Optionally, if aquantity of connections of the group leader is greater than m after thenetwork route is adjusted, the group leader may increase, by 1, aquantity of hops of a display device with best video transmissionquality in next hops of the group leader. For example, as shown in FIG.5, if a video transmission quality parameter of a display device 43 in ascreen projection group 4 exceeds a threshold, a quantity of hopsbetween the display device 43 and a group leader (a display device 41)is subtracted by 1, and after adjustment, the display device 43 is anext-hop node device of the group leader, and a display device 42 and adisplay device 44 are also next-hop nodes of the group leader, and inthis case, a quantity of connections of the group leader is greater thana preset threshold (m=2). Therefore, the group leader increases, by 1, aquantity of hops of a display device (the display device 44 in thefigure) with best video transmission quality in display devicesconnected to the group leader (the connection herein may be a wirelesscommunications connection).

Step 204: Each group leader sends the average video transmission qualityparameter to the controlling device.

Optionally, the group leader may send the average video transmissionquality parameter through broadcasting or unicasting. This is notlimited in this application.

Step 205: The controlling device obtains a video transmission qualityparameter of a system.

Specifically, in this application, the controlling device receives anaverage video transmission quality parameter (including the averagetransmission delay Tr_Group and/or the average frame loss ratioDr_Group) that is of each screen projection group and that is sent by agroup leader of each group. Then, the controlling device may calculatethe video transmission quality parameter of the system based on aplurality of received average video transmission quality parameters, andthe video transmission quality parameter of the system includes but isnot limited to a transmission delay Tr_total of the system and/or aframe loss ratio Dr_total of the system. For a specific calculationmanner, refer to the existing technology, for example, averaging.Details are not described in this application.

Optionally, the controlling device may determine average videotransmission quality of each group based on the average videotransmission quality parameter of each group, and adjust a network routebetween groups. Specifically, after obtaining the average videotransmission quality parameter (including Tr_Group and/or Dr_Group) ofeach group, the controlling device may dynamically adjust the networkroute between groups. Optionally, similar to dynamic adjustment of aroute in a group, an adjustment rule may be: The controlling device maysubtract 1 from a quantity of hops of a group with worst videotransmission quality in the groups (specifically, 1 is subtracted from aquantity of hops of a group leader). If there is a group leader thatdoes not report a video transmission quality parameter, it is determinedthat the group is a screen projection group with the worst videotransmission quality. Optionally, if a quantity of connections of thecontrolling device or any group leader is greater than m after thenetwork route is adjusted, the controlling device and/or the groupleader may increase, by 1, a quantity of hops of a display device withbest video transmission quality in next hops of the controlling deviceand/or the group leader. For example, still referring to FIG. 5, if avideo transmission quality parameter of a screen projection group 3exceeds a threshold, the controlling device determines that videotransmission quality of the screen projection group 3 is relativelygood. The controlling device may subtract 1 from a quantity of hops ofthe screen projection group 3 (that is, a display device 31 serving as agroup leader), and a display device 31 is connected to a display device23 in a screen projection group 2.

Still referring to FIG. 3, in this application, the controlling devicemay determine, based on the obtained video transmission quality of thesystem, whether a to-be-sent P frame is a high-priority P frame.Optionally, in this application, if the video transmission qualityparameter such as the delay or the frame loss ratio is greater than orequal to the threshold, it is determined that video transmission qualityof the current system is poor. The controlling device may select allto-be-sent P frames in an image sequence as high-priority P frames. Inother words, in step 102, the controlling device transmits all theto-be-sent P frames in the image sequence based on a reliabilitytransmission mechanism (for example, a dynamic routing protocol), toensure transmission reliability of the P frames. In this way, a decodingerror of a video data frame is reduced, and a current decoding error iscorrected.

Optionally, in this application, as described above, the controllingdevice may periodically obtain the video transmission quality of thesystem. Correspondingly, if a video transmission quality parameter ofthe system that is obtained next time is less than the threshold, it maybe determined that the video transmission quality of the system reachesan expected value, and the to-be-sent P frame in the image sequence maybe selected as a non-high-priority (or low-priority) P frame, and may betransmitted based on a multicast transmission mechanism; in other words,all frames (a B frame and a P frame) other than the I frame aretransmitted based on the multicast transmission mechanism, to reducenetwork pressure and the transmission delay of the system.

Optionally, in this application, after receiving a data packet of anon-reliability routing protocol, the display device may not forward thedata packet any longer. Optionally, in this application, after receivinga data packet of a non-reliability routing protocol, the display devicemay alternatively forward the data packet. For example, if the videotransmission quality of the system is relatively poor, in other words,any video transmission quality parameter (the delay or the frame lossratio) of the system is greater than or equal to the threshold, eachdisplay device may forward, between devices by using a wirelessconnection relationship (namely, a route connection relationship)between display devices, a multicast data packet (a data packettransmitted based on the multicast transmission mechanism) that is fromthe controlling device and that carries the B frame and/or the P frame.In other words, after receiving the multicast data packet, the displaydevice encapsulates data (the image frame) into a dynamic routing datapacket (a data packet transmitted based on a dynamic routingtransmission mechanism), and forwards the data packet based on a dynamicrouting protocol. For example, still referring to FIG. 2, afterreceiving the data packet that carries the P frame and that is broadcastby the controlling device, the display device 11 may re-encapsulate thedata packet based on the dynamic routing protocol, and forward there-encapsulated data packet that carries the P frame to the displaydevice 12. It should be noted that the display device 12 also receivesthe data packet that is broadcast by the controlling device, so that aconnection relationship between display devices is fully used, a frameloss ratio of multicast communication is reduced by sharing image framesreceived by the display devices, and video transmission quality isimproved to some extent.

Scenario 2:

With reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart ofa screen projection method according to an embodiment of thisapplication. In FIG. 6:

Step 301: Detect a type of a to-be-sent image frame in an imagesequence.

For specific details, refer to step 101. Details are not describedherein again.

Step 302: Send the image frame to a next-hop display device based on areliability transmission mechanism.

For specific details, refer to step 102. Details are not describedherein again.

Step 303: Determine, based on a selection period, whether transmissionreliability of a P frame needs to be ensured.

Optionally, in this application, a controlling device may periodicallyselect a P frame in the image sequence as a high-priority P frame. Inother words, the controlling device may select the high-priority P framebased on a preset interval. Optionally, the preset interval (or theselection period) may be set by a quantity of frames, or may be setaccording to time.

In an example, the selection period (that is, the preset interval) maybe counted by the quantity of frames. For example, one high-priority Pframe is selected from every three P frames.

In another example, the selection period may alternatively be countedaccording to time. For example, the period is 3 ms, and sampling isperformed every 3 ms. A period triggering moment or a first P frameafter the period triggering moment is used as a high-priority P frame.The selection period may be set based on an actual requirement. This isnot limited in this application.

Optionally, if it is determined that transmission reliability of thehigh-priority P frame needs to be ensured, step 302 is performed. On thecontrary, for a low-priority P frame, step 304 is performed. Forexample, as shown in FIG. 7, the controlling device selects onehigh-priority P frame from every three low-priority P frames at a presetinterval. The high-priority P frame is transmitted based on a dynamicrouting transmission mechanism (that is, a reliability transmissionmechanism), to improve transmission reliability and video quality, andthe low-priority P frame is transmitted based on a multicasttransmission mechanism, to reduce channel pressure.

Step 304: Send the image frame based on a non-reliability transmissionmechanism.

For specific details, refer to step 104. Details are not describedherein again.

Optionally, the controlling device may dynamically adjust an inter-grouproute based on average video transmission quality of each group; and/oreach group leader may dynamically adjust an intra-group route based onvideo transmission quality of a member in a group. For specific details,refer to related descriptions of step 201 to step 205, FIG. 4, and FIG.5. Details are not described herein again.

Optionally, in this application, if video transmission quality of asystem is relatively poor, in other words, any video transmissionquality parameter (a delay or a frame loss ratio) of the system isgreater than or equal to a threshold, each display device may forward,between devices by using a wireless connection relationship (namely, aroute connection relationship) between display devices, a multicast datapacket (a data packet transmitted based on a multicast transmissionmechanism) that is from the controlling device and that carries a Bframe and/or the P frame (which may be a low-priority P frame). Forspecific details, refer to Scenario 1. Details are not described hereinagain.

Scenario 3:

With reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart ofa screen projection method according to an embodiment of thisapplication. In FIG. 8:

Step 401: Detect a type of a to-be-sent image frame in an imagesequence.

For specific details, refer to step 101. Details are not describedherein again.

Step 402: Send the image frame to a next-hop display device based on areliability transmission mechanism.

For specific details, refer to step 102. Details are not describedherein again.

Step 403: Determine, based on a feature of a P frame, whethertransmission reliability of the P frame needs to be ensured.

The controlling device may determine, based on the feature of the Pframe, whether the P frame is a high-priority P frame. Optionally, thefeature of the frame may be used to describe importance of encoded dataof the frame. To be specific, if an inter-frame prediction parameterbetween the P frame and a previous frame (which may be an I frame, a Bframe, or a P frame) and/or a subsequent frame (which may be an I frame,a B frame, or a P frame) is greater than or equal to a threshold (whichmay be set based on an actual requirement), the P frame may bedetermined as a high-priority P frame, and step 402 is performed. On thecontrary, if the inter-frame prediction parameter is less than thethreshold, the P frame is a low-priority P frame, and step 404 isperformed.

Step 404: Send the image frame based on a non-reliability transmissionmechanism.

For specific details, refer to step 104. Details are not describedherein again.

Optionally, the controlling device may dynamically adjust an inter-grouproute based on average video transmission quality of each group; and/oreach group leader may dynamically adjust an intra-group route based onvideo transmission quality of a member in a group. For specific details,refer to related descriptions of step 201 to step 205, FIG. 4, and FIG.5. Details are not described herein again.

Optionally, in this application, if video transmission quality of asystem is relatively poor, in other words, any video transmissionquality parameter (a delay or a frame loss ratio) of the system isgreater than or equal to a threshold, each display device may forward,between devices by using a wireless connection relationship (namely, aroute connection relationship) between display devices, a multicast datapacket (a data packet transmitted based on a multicast transmissionmechanism) that is from the controlling device and that carries the Bframe and/or the P frame (which may be a low-priority P frame). Forspecific details, refer to Scenario 1. Details are not described hereinagain.

It may be understood that, in the foregoing embodiment, before thecontrolling device initiates screen projection to a plurality of displaydevices, a plurality of display devices in a display device group may begrouped in advance, and a display device serving as a group leader(another device is a group member) is selected for each group. Whenthere are a small quantity of display devices, the display devices maybe not grouped. For example, all the display devices are one group, onedisplay device is a group leader, and another display device is a groupmember. When the image frame is an I frame, the controlling devicesends, to the group leader based on a reliability transmission protocol,a data packet that carries the I frame, and the group leader sends thedata packet to the group member based on the reliability transmissionprotocol. If the image frame is a P frame, the controlling device mayfurther determine, based on a preset condition, whether a data packetthat carries the P frame needs to be transmitted based on thereliability transmission protocol. For example, the image frame is a Pframe that needs to be transmitted based on the reliability transmissionprotocol, and may be referred to as a high-priority P frame. Thecontrolling device sends, based on the reliability transmissionprotocol, a data packet that carries an I frame to the group leader, andthe group leader sends the data packet to the group member based on thereliability transmission protocol. If the image frame is a P frame thatdoes not need to be transmitted based on the reliability transmissionprotocol, the controlling device sends, based on a non-reliabilitytransmission protocol, a data packet that carries the P frame, forexample, through multicasting, and all display devices may receive thedata packet through multicasting.

The solutions provided in the embodiments of this application are mainlydescribed from a perspective of interaction between network elements. Itmay be understood that, to implement the foregoing functions, thecontrolling device includes a hardware structure and/or a softwaremodule for performing a corresponding function. A person of ordinaryskill in the art should easily be aware that, in combination with theexamples described in the embodiments disclosed in this specification,units, algorithms, and steps may be implemented by hardware or acombination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function isperformed by hardware or hardware driven by computer software depends onparticular applications and design constraints of the technicalsolutions. A person skilled in the art may use a different method toimplement the described functions for each particular application, butit should not be considered that the implementation goes beyond thescope of this application.

In the embodiments of this application, the controlling device may bedivided into functional modules based on the foregoing method examples.For example, each functional module may be obtained through divisionbased on a corresponding function, or two or more functions may beintegrated into one processing module. The integrated module may beimplemented in a form of hardware, or may be implemented in a form of asoftware functional module. It should be noted that module division inthe embodiments of this application is an example, and is merely alogical function division. During actual implementation, anotherdivision manner may be used.

When each functional module is obtained through division for eachfunction, FIG. 9 is a possible schematic structural diagram of acontrolling device 100 involved in the foregoing embodiment. As shown inFIG. 9, the controlling device may include a sending module no. Thesending module no may be configured to perform the step “When ato-be-sent image frame is an I frame, send, based on a reliabilitytransmission protocol, a data packet that carries the image frame”. Thesending module no may be further configured to perform the step “Whenthe to-be-sent image frame is a P frame, and when the P frame is a Pframe that meets a first preset condition, send, based on thereliability transmission protocol, the data packet that carries theimage frame”. The sending module no may be further configured to performthe step “When the P frame is a P frame that does not meet the firstpreset condition, send, based on a non-reliability transmissionprotocol, the data packet that carries the image frame”. For example,the module may be configured to support the controlling device inperforming step 302, step 402, step 304, and step 404 in the foregoingmethod embodiments.

The sending module no may be further configured to perform the step“When a to-be-sent image frame is an I frame, send, based on areliability transmission protocol, a data packet that carries the imageframe” and the step “When the to-be-sent image frame is a P frame, andwhen video transmission quality of a screen projection system to whichthe controlling device belongs meets a second preset condition, send,based on the reliability transmission protocol, the data packet thatcarries the image frame”, and may be further configured to perform thestep “When the video transmission quality of the screen projectionsystem to which the controlling device belongs does not meet the secondpreset condition, send, based on a non-reliability transmissionprotocol, the data packet that carries the image frame”. For example,the module may be configured to support the controlling device inperforming step 102 and step 104 in the foregoing method embodiments.

In another example, FIG. 10 is a schematic block diagram of acontrolling device 200 according to an embodiment of this application.The controlling device may include a processor 210 and atransceiver/transceiver pin 220, and optionally, further includes amemory 230. The processor 210 may be configured to perform the stepsperformed by the controlling device in the methods in the foregoingembodiments, control a receive pin to receive a signal, and control atransmit pin to send a signal.

Components of the controlling device 200 are coupled together by usingthe bus 240. In addition to a data bus, the bus system 240 furtherincludes a power bus, a control bus, and a status signal bus. However,for clear description, various buses are marked as the bus system 240 inthe figure.

Optionally, the memory 230 may be configured to store an instruction inthe foregoing method embodiments.

It should be understood that, the foregoing and other managementoperations and/or functions of the elements in the controlling device200 in the embodiments of this application are separately used toimplement corresponding steps of the foregoing methods. Details are notdescribed herein again for brevity.

All related content of the steps in the foregoing method embodiments maybe cited in function descriptions of corresponding functional modules.Details are not described herein again.

In another example, FIG. 11 is a schematic block diagram of acontrolling device 300 according to an embodiment of this application,and FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a controlling devicewhen the controlling device is a mobile phone.

As shown in FIG. 11, the mobile phone 300 may include a processor 310,an external memory interface 320, an internal memory 321, a universalserial bus (universal serial bus, USB) port 330, a charging managementmodule 340, a power management unit 341, a battery 342, an antenna 1, anantenna 2, a mobile communications module 350, a wireless communicationsmodule 360, an audio module 370, a speaker 370A, a receiver 370B, amicrophone 370C, a headset jack 370D, a sensor module 380, a button 390,a motor 391, an indicator 392, a camera 393, a display 394, a subscriberidentification module (subscriber identification module, SIM) cardinterface 395, and the like. The sensor module 380 may include apressure sensor 380A, a gyro sensor 380B, a barometric pressure sensor380C, a magnetic sensor 380D, an acceleration sensor 380E, a distancesensor 380F, an optical proximity sensor 380G, a fingerprint sensor380H, a temperature sensor 380J, a touch sensor 380K, an ambient lightsensor 380L, a bone conduction sensor 380M, and the like.

It may be understood that an illustrated structure in the embodiments ofthe present invention does not constitute a specific limitation on themobile phone 300. In some other embodiments of this application, themobile phone 300 may include more or fewer components than those shownin the figure, or combine some components, or divide some components, orhave different component arrangements. The components shown in thefigure may be implemented by using hardware, software, or a combinationof software and hardware.

The processor 310 may include one or more processing units. For example,the processor 310 may include an application processor (applicationprocessor, AP), a modem processor, a graphics processing unit (graphicsprocessing unit, GPU), an image signal processor (image signalprocessor, ISP), a controller, a video codec, a digital signal processor(digital signal processor, DSP), a baseband processor, and/or a neuralnetwork processing unit (neural network processing unit, NPU). Differentprocessing units may be independent components, or may be integratedinto one or more processors.

The controller may generate an operation control signal based oninstruction operation code and a time sequence signal, to completecontrol of instruction reading and instruction execution.

A memory may be further disposed in the processor 310, and is configuredto store instructions and data. In some embodiments, the memory in theprocessor 310 is a cache. The memory may store instructions or data thatare/is just used or cyclically used by the processor 310. If theprocessor 310 needs to use the instructions or the data again, theprocessor 310 may directly invoke the instructions or the data from thememory. This avoids repeated access and reduces a waiting time of theprocessor 310. Therefore, system efficiency is improved.

In some embodiments, the processor 310 may include one or moreinterfaces. The interface may include an inter-integrated circuit(inter-integrated circuit, I2C) interface, an inter-integrated circuitsound (inter-integrated circuit sound, I2S) interface, a pulse codemodulation (pulse code modulation, PCM) interface, a universalasynchronous receiver/transmitter (universal asynchronousreceiver/transmitter, UART) interface, a mobile industry processorinterface (mobile industry processor interface, MIPI), a general-purposeinput/output (general-purpose input/output, GPIO) interface, asubscriber identity module (subscriber identity module, SIM) interface,a universal serial bus (universal serial bus, USB) port, and/or thelike.

The I2C interface is a two-way synchronization serial bus, and includesone serial data line (serial data line, SDA) and one serial clock line(serial clock line, SCL). In some embodiments, the processor 310 mayinclude a plurality of groups of I2C buses. The processor 310 may becoupled to the touch sensor 380K, a charger, a flash light, the camera393, and the like through different I2C bus interfaces. For example, theprocessor 310 may be coupled to the touch sensor 380K through the I2Cinterface, so that the processor 310 communicates with the touch sensor380K through the I2C bus interface to implement a touch function of themobile phone 300.

The I2S interface may be configured to perform audio communication. Insome embodiments, the processor 310 may include a plurality of groups ofI2S buses. The processor 310 may be coupled to the audio module 370through the I2S bus, to implement communication between the processor310 and the audio module 370. In some embodiments, the audio module 370may transmit an audio signal to the wireless communications module 360through the I2S interface, to implement a function of answering a callthrough a Bluetooth headset.

The PCM interface may also be configured to perform audio communication,and sample, quantize, and code an analog signal. In some embodiments,the audio module 370 may be coupled to the wireless communicationsmodule 360 through the PCM bus interface. In some embodiments, the audiomodule 370 may also transmit an audio signal to the wirelesscommunications module 360 through the PCM interface, to implement afunction of answering a call through a Bluetooth headset. Both the I2Sinterface and the PCM interface may be configured to perform audiocommunication.

The UART interface is a universal serial data bus, and is configured toperform asynchronous communication. The bus may be a two-waycommunications bus. The bus converts to-be-transmitted data betweenserial communication and parallel communication. In some embodiments,the UART interface is usually configured to connect the processor 310 tothe wireless communications module 360. For example, the processor 310communicates with a Bluetooth module in the wireless communicationsmodule 360 through the UART interface, to implement a Bluetoothfunction. In some embodiments, the audio module 370 may transmit anaudio signal to the wireless communications module 360 through the UARTinterface, to implement a function of playing music through a Bluetoothheadset.

The MIPI interface may be configured to connect the processor 310 to aperipheral component such as the display 394 or the camera 393. The MIPIinterface includes a camera serial interface (camera serial interface,CSI), a display serial interface (display serial interface, DSI), andthe like. In some embodiments, the processor 310 communicates with thecamera 393 through the CSI interface, to implement a photographingfunction of the mobile phone 300. The processor 310 communicates withthe display 394 through the DSI interface, to implement a displayfunction of the mobile phone 300.

The GPIO interface may be configured by using software. The GPIOinterface may be configured as a control signal or a data signal. Insome embodiments, the GPIO interface may be configured to connect theprocessor 310 to the camera 393, the display 394, the wirelesscommunications module 360, the audio module 370, the sensor module 380,and the like. The GPIO interface may alternatively be configured as theI2C interface, the I2S interface, the UART interface, the MIPIinterface, or the like.

The USB port 330 is a port that conforms to a USB standardspecification, and may be specifically a mini USB port, a micro USBport, a USB T e-C port, or the like. The USB interface 330 may beconfigured to connect to a charger to charge the mobile phone 300, maybe configured to transmit data between the mobile phone 300 and aperipheral device, or may be used to connect to a headset for playingaudio through the headset. The port may be further configured to connectto another mobile phone such as an AR device.

It may be understood that an interface connection relationship betweenthe modules shown in this embodiment of the present invention is merelyan example for description, and does not constitute a limitation on thestructure of the mobile phone 300. In some other embodiments of thisapplication, the mobile phone 300 may alternatively use an interfaceconnection manner different from that in the foregoing embodiment, oruse a combination of a plurality of interface connection manners.

The charging management module 340 is configured to receive a charginginput from the charger. The charger may be a wireless charger or a wiredcharger. In some embodiments of wired charging, the charging managementmodule 340 may receive a charging input from the wired charger throughthe USB port 330. In some embodiments of wireless charging, the chargingmanagement module 340 may receive a wireless charging input by using awireless charging coil of the mobile phone 300. The charging managementmodule 340 supplies power to the mobile phone by using the powermanagement module 341 while charging the battery 342.

The power management module 341 is configured to connect the battery 342and the charging management module 340 to the processor 310. The powermanagement module 341 receives an input of the battery 342 and/or thecharging management module 340, and supplies power to the processor 310,the internal memory 321, the display 394, the camera 393, the wirelesscommunications module 360, and the like. The power management module 341may be further configured to monitor parameters such as a batterycapacity, a battery cycle count, and a battery health status (electricleakage or impedance). In some other embodiments, the power managementmodule 341 may alternatively be disposed in the processor 310. In someother embodiments, the power management module 341 and the chargingmanagement module 340 may alternatively be disposed in a same component.

A wireless communication function of the mobile phone 300 may beimplemented by using the antenna 1, the antenna 2, the mobilecommunications module 350, the wireless communications module 360, themodem processor, the baseband processor, and the like.

The antenna 1 and the antenna 2 are configured to transmit and receiveelectromagnetic wave signals. Each antenna in the mobile phone 300 maybe configured to cover one or more communication bands. Differentantennas may be further multiplexed, to improve antenna utilization. Forexample, the antenna 1 may be multiplexed as a diversity antenna in awireless local area network. In some other embodiments, the antenna maybe used in combination with a tuning switch.

The mobile communications module 350 may provide a solution, applied tothe mobile phone 300, to wireless communication including 2G, 3G, 4G,5G, and the like. The mobile communications module 350 may include atleast one filter, a switch, a power amplifier, a low noise amplifier(low noise amplifier, LNA), and the like. The mobile communicationsmodule 350 may receive an electromagnetic wave by using the antenna 1,perform processing such as filtering or amplification on the receivedelectromagnetic wave, and transmit the electromagnetic wave to the modemprocessor for demodulation. The mobile communications module 350 mayfurther amplify a signal modulated by the modem processor, and convertthe signal into an electromagnetic wave for radiation by using theantenna 1. In some embodiments, at least some functional modules in themobile communications module 350 may be disposed in the processor 310.In some embodiments, at least some functional modules in the mobilecommunications module 350 and at least some modules in the processor 310may be disposed in a same component.

The modem processor may include a modulator and a demodulator. Themodulator is configured to modulate a to-be-sent low-frequency basebandsignal into a medium/high-frequency signal. The demodulator isconfigured to demodulate a received electromagnetic wave signal into alow-frequency baseband signal. Then, the demodulator transfers thelow-frequency baseband signal obtained through demodulation to thebaseband processor for processing. The low-frequency baseband signal isprocessed by the baseband processor, and then transferred to theapplication processor. The application processor outputs a sound signalthrough an audio device (which is not limited to the speaker 370A, thereceiver 370B, or the like), or displays an image or a video through thedisplay 394. In some embodiments, the modem processor may be anindependent device. In some other embodiments, the modem processor maybe independent of the processor 310, and is disposed in a same device asthe mobile communications module 350 or another functional module.

The wireless communications module 360 may provide a wirelesscommunication solution that is applied to the mobile phone 300 and thatinclude a wireless local area network (wireless local area networks,WLAN) (for example, a wireless fidelity (wireless fidelity, Wi-Fi)network), Bluetooth (Bluetooth, BT), a global navigation satellitesystem (global navigation satellite system, GNSS), frequency modulation(frequency modulation, FM), a near field communication (near fieldcommunication, NFC) technology, or an infrared (infrared, IR)technology. The wireless communications module 360 may be one or morecomponents integrating at least one communications processor module. Thewireless communications module 360 receives an electromagnetic wave byusing the antenna 2, performs frequency modulation and filteringprocessing on the electromagnetic wave signal, and sends a processedsignal to the processor 310. The wireless communications module 360 mayfurther receive a to-be-sent signal from the processor 310, performfrequency modulation and amplification on the signal, and convert thesignal into an electromagnetic wave for radiation by using the antenna2.

In some embodiments, the antenna 1 of the mobile phone 300 is coupled tothe mobile communications module 350, and the antenna 2 is coupled tothe wireless communications module 360, so that the mobile phone 300 cancommunicate with a network and another device by using a wirelesscommunications technology. The wireless communications technology mayinclude a technology such as global system for mobile communications(global system for mobile communications, GSM), general packet radioservice (general packet radio service, GPRS), code division multipleaccess (code division multiple access, CDMA), wideband code divisionmultiple access (wideband code division multiple access, WCDMA),time-division code division multiple access (time-division code divisionmultiple access, TD-CDMA), long term evolution (long term evolution,LTE), BT, GNSS, WLAN, NFC, FM, and/or an IR technology. The GNSS mayinclude a global positioning system (global positioning system, GPS), aglobal navigation satellite system (global navigation satellite system,GLONASS), a BeiDou navigation satellite system (BeiDou navigationsatellite system, BDS), a quasi-zenith satellite system (quasi-zenithsatellite system, QZSS)), and/or a satellite based augmentation system(satellite based augmentation system, SBAS).

The mobile phone 300 implements a display function by using the GPU, thedisplay 394, the application processor, and the like. The GPU is amicroprocessor for image processing, and connects the display 394 to theapplication processor. The GPU is configured to: perform mathematicaland geometric calculation, and render an image. The processor 310 mayinclude one or more GPUs that execute program instructions to generateor change display information.

The display 394 is configured to display an image, a video, and thelike. The display 394 includes a display panel. The display panel may bea liquid crystal display (liquid crystal display, LCD), an organiclight-emitting diode (organic light-emitting diode, OLED), anactive-matrix organic light emitting diode (active-matrix organic lightemitting diode, AMOLED), a flexible light-emitting diode (flexlight-emitting diode, FLED), a mini-LED, a micro-LED, a micro-OLED,quantum dot light emitting diodes (quantum dot light emitting diodes,QLED), or the like. In some embodiments, the mobile phone 300 mayinclude one or N displays 394, where N is a positive integer greaterthan 1.

The mobile phone 300 may implement a photographing function by using theISP, the camera 393, the video codec, the GPU, the display 394, theapplication processor, and the like.

The ISP is configured to process data fed back by the camera 393. Forexample, during photographing, a shutter is pressed, and light istransmitted to a photosensitive element of the camera through a lens. Anoptical signal is converted into an electrical signal, and thephotosensitive element of the camera transmits the electrical signal tothe ISP for processing, to convert the electrical signal into a visibleimage. The ISP may further perform algorithm optimization on noise,brightness, and complexion of the image. The ISP may further optimizeparameters such as exposure and color temperature of a shootingscenario. In some embodiments, the ISP may be disposed in the camera393.

The camera 393 is configured to capture a static image or a video. Anoptical image of an object is generated through the lens, and isprojected onto the photosensitive element. The photosensitive elementmay be a charge-coupled device (charge-coupled device, CCD) or acomplementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (complementarymetal-oxide-semiconductor, CMOS) phototransistor. The photosensitiveelement converts an optical signal into an electrical signal, and thentransmits the electrical signal to the ISP for converting the electricalsignal into a digital image signal. The ISP outputs the digital imagesignal to the DSP for processing. The DSP converts the digital imagesignal into an image signal in a standard format such as an RGB formator a YUV format. In some embodiments, the mobile phone 300 may includeone or N cameras 393, where N is a positive integer greater than 1.

The digital signal processor is configured to process a digital signal,and may process another digital signal in addition to the digital imagesignal. For example, when the mobile phone 300 selects a frequency, thedigital signal processor is configured to perform Fourier transform onfrequency energy, and the like.

The video codec is configured to: compress or decompress a digitalvideo. The mobile phone 300 may support one or more video codecs. Inthis way, the mobile phone 300 can play or record videos in a pluralityof coding formats, for example, moving picture experts group (movingpicture experts group, MPEG)-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-3, and MPEG-4.

The NPU is a neural-network (neural-network, NN) computing processor.The NPU quickly processes input information with reference to astructure of a biological neural network, for example, a transfer modebetween human brain neurons, and may further continuously performself-learning. Applications such as intelligent cognition of the mobilephone 300, such as image recognition, facial recognition, speechrecognition, and text understanding, can be implemented by using theNPU.

The external memory interface 320 may be configured to connect to anexternal storage card such as a micro SD card, to extend a storagecapability of the mobile phone 300. The external storage cardcommunicates with the processor 310 through the external memoryinterface 320, to implement a data storage function. For example, filessuch as music and a video are stored in the external storage card.

The internal memory 321 may be configured to store computer-executableprogram code. The executable program code includes instructions. Theinternal memory 321 may include a program storage area and a datastorage area. The program storage area may store an operating system, anapplication required by at least one function (for example, a voice playfunction or an image play function), and the like. The data storage areamay store data (such as audio data and an address book) created duringuse of the mobile phone 300, and the like. In addition, the internalmemory 321 may include a high-speed random access memory, and mayfurther include a nonvolatile memory, for example, at least one magneticdisk storage device, a flash memory device, or a universal flash storage(universal flash storage, UFS). The processor 310 runs the instructionsstored in the internal memory 321 and/or the instructions stored in thememory disposed in the processor, to execute various functionapplications of the mobile phone 300 and data processing.

The mobile phone 300 may implement audio functions, for example, musicplaying and recording, by using the audio module 370, the speaker 370A,the receiver 370B, the microphone 370C, the headset jack 370D, theapplication processor, and the like.

The audio module 370 is configured to convert digital audio informationinto an analog audio signal output, and is also configured to convert ananalog audio input into a digital audio signal. The audio module 370 maybe further configured to: code and decode an audio signal. In someembodiments, the audio module 370 may be disposed in the processor 310,or some functional modules in the audio module 370 are disposed in theprocessor 310.

The speaker 370A, also referred to as a “horn”, is configured to convertan audio electrical signal into a sound signal. The mobile phone 300 maylisten to music or answer a hands-free call by using the speaker 370A.

The receiver 370B, also referred to as an “earpiece”, is configured toconvert an audio electrical signal into a sound signal. When a call isanswered or voice information is received by using the mobile phone 300,the receiver 370B may be put close to a human ear to listen to a voice.

The microphone 370C, also referred to as a “mike” or a “microphone”, isconfigured to convert a sound signal into an electrical signal. Whenmaking a call or sending a voice message, a user may place the mouth ofthe user near the microphone 370C to make a sound, to input a soundsignal to the microphone 370C. At least one microphone 370C may bedisposed in the mobile phone 300. In some other embodiments, twomicrophones 370C may be disposed in the mobile phone 300, to collect asound signal and further implement a noise reduction function. In someother embodiments, three, four, or more microphones 370C mayalternatively be disposed in the mobile phone 300, to collect a soundsignal, reduce noise, further identify a sound source, implement adirectional recording function, and the like.

The headset jack 370D is configured to connect to a wired headset. Theheadset jack 370D may be a USB interface 330, a 3.5 mm open mobileterminal platform (open mobile terminal platform, OMTP) standardinterface, or a cellular telecommunications industry association of theUSA (cellular telecommunications industry association of the USA, CTIA)standard interface.

The pressure sensor 380A is configured to sense a pressure signal, andcan convert the pressure signal into an electrical signal. In someembodiments, the pressure sensor 380A may be disposed in the display394. There are many types of pressure sensors 380A, for example, aresistive pressure sensor, an inductive pressure sensor, and acapacitive pressure sensor. The capacitive pressure sensor may includeat least two parallel plates made of conductive materials.

The gyro sensor 380B may be configured to determine a moving posture ofthe mobile phone 300.

The barometric pressure sensor 380C is configured to measure barometricpressure.

The magnetic sensor 380D includes a Hall sensor.

The acceleration sensor 380E may detect values of acceleration invarious directions (usually on three axes) of the mobile phone 300.

The distance sensor 380F is configured to measure a distance.

For example, the proximity sensor 380G may include a light-emittingdiode (LED) and an optical detector, for example, a photodiode. Thelight-emitting diode may be an infrared light-emitting diode.

The ambient light sensor 380L is configured to sense ambient lightbrightness.

The fingerprint sensor 380H is configured to collect a fingerprint.

The temperature sensor 380J is configured to detect a temperature.

The touch sensor 380K is also referred to as a “touch control device”.The touch sensor 380K may be disposed in the display 394. The touchsensor 380K and the display 394 form a touchscreen, which is alsoreferred to as a “touchscreen”. The touch sensor 380K is configured todetect a touch operation on or near the touch sensor 380K. The touchsensor may transfer the detected touch operation to the applicationprocessor, to determine a type of a touch event. A visual output relatedto the touch operation may be provided through the display 394. In someother embodiments, the touch sensor 380K may alternatively be disposedon a surface of the mobile phone 300 at a location different from alocation of the display 394.

The bone conduction sensor 380M may obtain a vibration signal.

The button 390 includes a power button, a volume button, and the like.The button 390 may be a mechanical button, or may be a touch button. Themobile phone 300 receives key input, and generates key signal inputrelated to a user setting and function control of the mobile phone 300.

The motor 391 may generate a vibration prompt. The motor 391 may beconfigured to provide an incoming call vibration prompt and a touchvibration feedback.

The indicator 392 may be an indicator light, and may be configured toindicate a charging status and a power change, or may be configured toindicate a message, a missed call, a notification, and the like.

The SIM card interface 395 is configured to connect to a SIM card. TheSIM card may be inserted into the SIM card interface 395 or plugged fromthe SIM card interface 395, to implement contact with or separation fromthe mobile phone 300. The mobile phone 300 may support one or N SIM cardinterfaces, where N is a positive integer greater than 1. The SIM cardinterface 395 may support a nano-SIM card, a micro SIM card, a SIM card,and the like. The mobile phone 300 interacts with a network by using theSIM card, to implement functions such as calling and data communication.In some embodiments, the mobile phone 300 uses an eSIM, namely, anembedded SIM card. The eSIM card may be embedded in the mobile phone300, and cannot be separated from the mobile phone 300.

It may be understood that the structure shown in the embodiments of thepresent invention does not constitute a specific limitation on thecontrolling device 100. In some other embodiments of this application,the controlling device may include more or fewer components than thoseshown in the figure, or have some components combined, or have somecomponents split, or have a different component arrangement. Thecomponents shown in the figure may be implemented by using hardware,software, or a combination of software and hardware.

It may be understood that the display device may alternatively use theforegoing schematic structural diagram of FIG. 11.

Based on a same technical concept, an embodiment of this applicationfurther provides a computer-readable storage medium. Thecomputer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, the computerprogram includes at least one segment of code, and the at least onesegment of code may be executed by a network device, to control thenetwork device to implement the foregoing method embodiments.

Based on a same technical concept, an embodiment of this applicationfurther provides a computer program. When the computer program isexecuted by a network device, the computer program is used to implementthe foregoing method embodiments.

The program may be all or partially stored in a storage medium that isencapsulated with a processor, or may be all or partially stored in amemory that is not encapsulated with a processor.

Based on a same technical concept, an embodiment of this applicationfurther provides a processor. The processor is configured to implementthe foregoing method embodiments. The processor may be a chip.

Methods or algorithm steps described in combination with the contentdisclosed in the embodiments of this application may be implemented byhardware, or may be implemented by a processor by executing a softwareinstruction. The software instruction may include a correspondingsoftware module. The software module may be stored in a random accessmemory (Random Access Memory, RAM), a flash memory, a read-only memory(Read-Only Memory, ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory(Erasable Programmable ROM, EPROM), an electrically erasableprogrammable read-only memory (Electrically EPROM, EEPROM), a register,a hard disk, a mobile hard disk, a compact disc read-only memory(CD-ROM), or any other form of storage medium well-known in the art. Forexample, a storage medium is coupled to a processor, so that theprocessor can read information from the storage medium or writeinformation into the storage medium. Certainly, the storage medium maybe a component of the processor. The processor and the storage mediummay be located in an ASIC. In addition, the ASIC may be located in anetwork device. Certainly, the processor and the storage medium mayexist in the network device as discrete components.

A person skilled in the art should be aware that in the foregoing one ormore examples, functions described in the embodiments of thisapplication may be implemented by hardware, software, firmware, or anycombination thereof. When the functions are implemented by software,these functions may be stored in a computer-readable medium ortransmitted as one or more instructions or code in the computer-readablemedium. The computer-readable medium includes a computer storage mediumand a communication medium, where the communication medium includes anymedium that facilitates transmission of a computer program from oneplace to another place. The storage medium may be any available mediumaccessible to a general-purpose or dedicated computer.

The foregoing describes the embodiments of this application withreference to the accompanying drawings. However, this application is notlimited to the foregoing specific implementations. The foregoingspecific implementations are merely examples, and are not limitative.Inspired by this application, a person of ordinary skill in the art mayfurther make many modifications without departing from the purposes ofthis application and the protection scope of the claims, and all themodifications shall fall within the protection scope of thisapplication.

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 26. A screen projection method, comprising: performing,by a controlling device, at least one of: sending, based on areliability transmission protocol, in response to an image frame that isto be sent being an I frame, a data packet that carries the image frame;sending, based on the reliability transmission protocol, in response tothe image frame being a P frame that meets a first preset condition, thedata packet that carries the image frame; or sending, based on anon-reliability transmission protocol, in response to the image framebeing a P frame that does not meet the first preset condition, the datapacket that carries the image frame.
 27. The method according to claim26, wherein the first preset condition comprises at least one of: the Pframe being a P frame that meets a preset interval in P frames in animage sequence; or an inter-frame prediction parameter between the Pframe and at least one of a previous image frame or a subsequent imageframe being greater than or equal to a first threshold.
 28. A screenprojection method, comprising: performing, by a controlling device, atleast one of: sending, based on a reliability transmission protocol, inresponse to an image frame that is to be sent being an I frame, a datapacket that carries the image frame; sending, based on the reliabilitytransmission protocol, in response to the image frame being a P frame,and further in response to a video transmission quality of a screenprojection system to which the controlling device belongs meeting asecond preset condition, the data packet that carries the image frame;or sending, based on a non-reliability transmission protocol, inresponse to the video transmission quality of the screen projectionsystem to which the controlling device belongs not meeting the secondpreset condition, the data packet that carries the image frame.
 29. Themethod according to claim 28, wherein the reliability transmissionprotocol uses a transmission mechanism comprising an acknowledgment; andwherein the non-reliability transmission protocol uses a multicasttransmission mechanism.
 30. The method according to claim 29, whereinthe reliability transmission protocol is a dynamic routing protocol. 31.The method according to claim 28, wherein the screen projection systemcomprises two or more screen projection groups, and wherein each screenprojection group of the two or more screen projection groups comprises afirst display device and at least one second display device; and whereinthe video transmission quality of the screen projection system isdetermined based on average video transmission quality sent by the firstdisplay device in each screen projection group of the two or more screenprojection groups, and wherein the average video transmission qualityfor a screen projection group of the two or more screen projectiongroups is determined by the first display device of the respectivescreen projection group based on video transmission quality sent by eachsecond display device in the respective screen projection group to whichthe first display device belongs.
 32. The method according to claim 31,wherein a quantity of hops between each screen projection group of thetwo or more screen projection groups and the controlling device isdetermined based on average video transmission quality of each screenprojection group.
 33. The method according to claim 31, wherein aquantity of hops between the at least one second display device in eachscreen projection group two or more screen projection groups and thefirst display device in the respective screen projection group isdetermined based on video transmission quality of each second displaydevice of the at least one second display device of the two or morescreen projection groups.
 34. The method according to claim 33, whereina quantity of first display devices serving as next-hop nodes of thecontrolling device is less than or equal to a third threshold; andwherein a quantity of second display devices serving as next-hop nodesof the first display device is less than or equal to a fourth threshold.35. The method according to claim 31, wherein the sending, based on areliability transmission protocol, the data packet that carries theimage frame comprises: sending the data packet to a first display deviceserving as a next-hop node of the controlling device.
 36. The methodaccording to claim 35, further comprising sending, based on thenon-reliability transmission protocol, in response to the image framebeing a B frame, the data packet that carries the image frame.
 37. Acontrolling device, comprising: a processor; and a non-transitorycomputer readable memory coupled to the processor and storing programinstructions for execution by the processor, the program instructionsincluding instructions for: performing at least one of: sending, basedon a reliability transmission protocol, in response to an image framethat is to be sent being an I frame, a data packet that carries theimage frame; sending, based on the reliability transmission protocol, inresponse to the image frame being a P frame that meets a first presetcondition, the data packet that carries the image frame; or sending,based on a non-reliability transmission protocol, in response to theimage frame being a P frame that does not meet the first presetcondition, the data packet that carries the image frame.
 38. The deviceaccording to claim 37, wherein the first preset condition comprises: theP frame being a P frame that meets a preset interval in all P frames inan image sequence; or an inter-frame prediction parameter between the Pframe and at least one of a previous image frame or a subsequent imageframe is greater than or equal to a first threshold.
 39. A controllingdevice, comprising: a processor; and a non-transitory computer readablememory coupled to the processor and storing program instructions forexecution by the processor, the program instructions includinginstructions for: performing at least one of: sending, based on areliability transmission protocol, in response to an image frame that isto be sent being an I frame, a data packet that carries the image frame;sending, based on the reliability transmission protocol, in response tothe image frame being a P frame, and further in response to a videotransmission quality of a screen projection system to which thecontrolling device belongs meeting a second preset condition, the datapacket that carries the image frame; or sending, based on anon-reliability transmission protocol, in response to the videotransmission quality of the screen projection system to which thecontrolling device belongs not meeting the second preset condition, thedata packet that carries the image frame.
 40. The controlling deviceaccording to claim 39, wherein the reliability transmission protocoluses a transmission mechanism comprising an acknowledgment; and whereinthe non-reliability transmission protocol uses a multicast transmissionmechanism.
 41. The controlling device according to claim 40, wherein thereliability transmission protocol is a dynamic routing protocol.
 42. Thecontrolling device according to claim 39, wherein the screen projectionsystem comprises two or more screen projection groups, and wherein eachscreen projection group of the two or more screen projection groupscomprises a first display device and at least one second display device;and wherein the video transmission quality of the screen projectionsystem is determined based on average video transmission quality sent bythe first display device in each screen projection group of the two ormore screen projection groups, and wherein the average videotransmission quality for a screen projection group of the two or morescreen projection groups is determined by the first display device ofthe respective screen projection group based on video transmissionquality sent by each second display device in the respective screenprojection group to which the first display device belongs.
 43. Thecontrolling device according to claim 42, wherein a quantity of hopsbetween each screen projection group of the two or more screenprojection groups and the controlling device is determined based onaverage video transmission quality of each screen projection group. 44.The controlling device according to claim 42, wherein a quantity of hopsbetween the at least one second display device in each screen projectiongroup two or more screen projection groups and the first display devicein the respective screen projection group is determined based on videotransmission quality of each second display device of the at least onesecond display device of the two or more screen projection groups. 45.The controlling device according to claim 42, wherein the instructionsfor sending, based on a reliability transmission protocol, the datapacket that carries the image frame include instructions for: sendingthe data packet to a first display device serving as a next-hop node ofthe controlling device.